Tag: Mount Baker

Glorious conditions were enjoyed on our ascent of the Squak Glacier this morning and the team stood atop the ever impressive summit of Koma Kulshan at 10am. Sweet success!
Everyone is now resting at camp, enjoying their accomplishments.
Ciao!Photos: D…

AAI Lead Guide Patrick Chu just checked in from Hogsback Camp at 6’000 ft. Today, they are working on knots and rope work skills. The team is pretty excited about the forecast for the week. Nothing but sunshine!

Everyone made it to Crag View camp on the Squak Glacier, Mount Baker yesterday evening. It was hot, and today continues that trend. Smoke fire haze is still heavy, and so the views are limited. We spent the morning learning snow walking techniques and self arrest. This afternoon we plan to work on our knot […]

AAI Guide Kristie Beavert just checked in after a successful summit bid of Mount Baker from our first ever ladies 6-Day Mountaineering course!   The climbers are stoked and Kristie reports that they are “still laughing and giggling.”   Clearly, it sounded like a very good time.  Stay tuned for photos from this exciting and […]

Our 9-Day course came back through Seattle last night to grab additional gear, refuel, and get a luxurious night of sleep in a real bed before tackling Rainier via the classic DC Route.  Even though the team was faced with hot and smokey conditions on Mount Baker, they had a fabulous time, learned a ton, […]

Hi All,
We were fortunate to climb above the smoke today and had an awesome climb on the classic North Ridge of Mount Baker! We found exceptional conditions on the steep ice and whole team submitted. We just enjoyed a nice dinner and turning in for som…

Hello Followers, I’m pleased to announce that our group submitted Mount Baker today via the classic North Ridge! Conditions were firm and we have some tired feet from several pitches of ice climbing but back in camp now relaxing. Here is a picture of John on the route. Cheers, Seth Timpano

We put a team of intrepid mountaineers on top of Mount Baker this morning at 6:35am. They all enjoyed a spectacular sunrise moment at the crater rim before conquering the Roman Wall and standing atop Grant Peak. Waiting for the sun Crater glow Conditions couldn’t have been better and the team finished strong. Everyone is […]

Another full day – started of with a morning glacier stroll on the lower Easton. Then we went into some serious skills: snow anchors and crevasse rescue systems. Everyone had a blast and learned a lot about climbing in the mountains today. Kevin practices arresting a fall Looking forward to wrapping up skills tomorrow and […]

Full day today: lots of skills were covered, first with footwork on snow and then self arrest techniques. Mike teaching footwork Self arrest practice Then we worked on roped glacier travel techniques and running protection. We wrapped our day up with a talk on glaciology and altitude. Everyone was ready for dinner at that point, […]